The new year kicks off with new seasons of "Community," "Downton Abbey" and "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," the new ABC spy miniseries "The Assets" and a special "House of Lies Live!" improv special. These are your TV picks for Dec. 30 to Jan. 5.

Monday, Dec. 30

Being Human Season 3 marathon7 a.m. Monday, SyfyCatch up with the series about a ghost, a wolfman and a vampire who live together before Season 4 begins Jan. 13.

Cake Boss Kick-Off Live7 p.m. Monday, TLCTLC airs a special "Cake Boss" event beginning at 7 p.m., with back-toback-episodes of the reality series premiering at 8 p.m., including on in which Buddy and the Carlo's Bakery team make a guitar-shaped cake for Willie Nelson's 80th birthday. At 9 p.m., a new episode of "Bakery Boss" airs.

Major Crimes8 p.m. Monday, TNTWhen a used car lot schedules its year-end blowout sale, a bomber takes the literal meaning and blows up one of the owners.

Tuesday, Dec. 31

Twilight Zone marathon7 a.m. Tuesday, Syfy (through 3:30 a.m. Jan. 1)Watch about 50 episodes of the series while playing "Twilight Zone" trivia at facebook.com/Syfy and @Syfy on Twitter.

The Walking Dead marathon8 a.m. Tuesday, AMC (through 4 a.m. Jan. 2)Relive the horrors from the very beginning of Season 1 up to the latest episodes of Season 4. Great chance for newbies to catch up before the show returns in February.

New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin8 p.m. Tuesday, CNN Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin co-host CNN's annual coverage of New Year's Eve in Times Square for the seventh time. So nothing Griffin does will shock, right? Hmmm.

New Year's Eve Live10 p.m. Tuesday, FoxMario Lopez hosts the celebration from Las Vegas with musical guests J. Cole, Krewella, New Politics and Panic! At The Disco. Fox also will report from the New Year’s Eve Ball drop in New York’s Times Square.

Community7 p.m. Thursday, NBCJeff Winger and the Greendale gang return to college to save it, or something like that.

The Assets9 p.m. Thursday, ABCCIA counter-intelligence officer Sandy Grimes and her partner Jeanne Vertefeuille search for a CIA mole during the Cold War in 1985. Based on true events, this eight-part miniseries focuses on notorious spy Aldrich Ames.

Sex Sent Me to the ER9 p.m. Friday, Discovery Fit & HealthA woman goes to the ER after experiencing a two-hour orgasm that won’t stop. Yes, this "Untold Stories of the ER" spin-off will tell some fascinating tales. Repeats air at 9 p.m. Saturdays on TLC.

Saturday, Jan. 4

Mythbusters7 p.m. Saturday, DiscoveryCould Luke realy swing across the Death Star with Princess Leia on his back? In the season premiere, the team and guest Sophia Bush test the physics of “Star Wars.”

Blindsided7 p.m. Saturday, LifetimeMichelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton and Rena Sofer star in this made-for-TV thriller about a blind photojournalist stuck in a house with the man who killed her boyfriend.

Space Dandy 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Adult SwimPompadour-wearing adventurer travels through space in search of never-before-seen aliens in this new anime airing as part of the Toonami block.

Now seems like as good of a time as any to honor Mark Ruffalo. The 47-year-old actor is coming off of an Oscar nomination for his role in “Foxcatcher” and an Emmy nomination for his role in HBO’s “The Normal Heart” and he can be seen this May in possibly the...